Term Information

Accession
GO:0021556
Name
central nervous system formation
Ontology
biological_process
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Definition
The process that gives rise to the central nervous system. This process pertains to the initial formation of a structure from unspecified parts. The central nervous system is the core nervous system that serves an integrating and coordinating function. In vertebrates it consists of the brain, spinal cord and spinal nerves. In those invertebrates with a central nervous system it typically consists of a brain, cerebral ganglia and a nerve cord. Source: GOC:cls, GOC:dph, ISBN:0582227089, GO_REF:0000021, GOC:dgh, GOC:jid
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Parents of central nervous system formation (GO:0021556)
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central nervous system formation [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  central nervous system morphogenesis (GO:0021551)
central nervous system formation [is_a relation] is_a  anatomical structure formation involved in morphogenesis (GO:0048646)

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